Numerical interface curves for some nonlinear diffusion equations

An initial value problem for the generalized Kolmogorov-Petrowsky-Piscunov (nonlinear degenerate reaction-diffusion) equation is studied numerically by the help of a slightly modified finite difference scheme of Douglas-Yanenko-Mimura type. If the initial function has compact support, the solution also will have compact support and an interface appears between the domains where the solution is positive and where it is zero. We present some examples for different parameter values where the numerical solution as well as numerical interfaces behave according to the analytical theory. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.